As someone who subscribes to several breaking news alerts, I never cease to be amazed by what national and local news media believe to be breaking news:
- Michaele and Tareq Salahi. Unless one of the Salahis grabbed a steak knife and used it on White House State Dinner guests, it’s not breaking news that they crashed a party.
- Tiger Woods. Unless Tiger Woods’ wife beat him to death with one of his golf clubs for being an unfaithful spouse, (yes, I got my news from the National Enquirer while in the grocery check-out line), it’s not breaking news.
- Mark Snyder. When the Marshall University Thundering Herd loses 52-21 to a hapless University of Texas El Paso football team, it’s not breaking news when the coach resigns.